Showing posts with label disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disease. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2017

Best 10 Tips for Prevention and Treatment Heartburn

Heartburn is usually common in every person, is due to unhealthy eating patterns and irregular. Symptoms and causes of heartburn are usually characterized by pain in the upper abdomen. The pain will arise when stomach ulcers recur and will disappear by itself.

we must know how to prevent heartburn is not often recur, and we need to know what factors are most often the cause of stomach pain....  ↓



1. Coffee, tea or other drinks containing caffeine
Caffeine can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the valve between the stomach and the throat, causing the gas in the stomach up to the esophagus.

2. Brown
Chocolate contains concentrations of theobromine (a compound that occurs naturally in plants such as cocoa, tea and coffee), which relaxes the LES muscle, trigger stomach acid up into the esophagus.


3. Oily and fatty food
These foods tend to be slow to digest, making the food stay longer in the stomach. It can produce an increase in pressure in the stomach, which in turn will increase the pressure of the weakening LES. If the LES weakens, stomach acid up into the esophagus.

4. Tomatoes and Tomato-Based products
These foods all increase the chances of weakening the LES valve which makes the stomach acid up

5. Alcohol
Alcohol works LES valve relaxes, causing reflux, or reversal of stomach acid into the esophagus. Alcohol also increases the production of stomach acid.

6. Cigarettes
The chemicals in cigarette smoke can weaken the valve when he drove through the lungs into the blood.

7. Eat in the amount of the
Belly 'full' can provide extra pressure on the LES valve, which will increase the chances of a reversal of the incidence of a number of food into the esophagus.

8. tamarind fruit and juice
Fruits are sour following products, such as juices, play a role in LES relaxes.

9. Eat between 2-3 hours before bed
Lying down with a full stomach can cause stomach contents to press the LES valve, increasing the chances of reflux food into the esophagus.

10. Too Tight Clothes
Clothes that hug too tight around the stomach will put pressure on the stomach, so food will push up push LES valve. Clothes that can cause this kind of problem, among others corset and tighten our belts too tight ...


i hope this article helpful to you all....

Monday, October 12, 2015

How to Protect and Heal Your Liver:

Located just below the rib cage to our right, our liver plays a crucial role in the many essential functions of the body, such as producing bile that reduces the amount of fat in the body. It maintains our sugar, fat and iron levels and is also involved in the production of protein.




liver
                                                              

Liver diseases are a group of disorders, infections and medical conditions that affect the liver tissue and its structure, and may cause damage or stop its functioning all together.

Common symptoms of liver disease:

Yellowing of the skin      Fever

Upper right side abdominal tenderness                 Jaundice

Dry mouth          weight gain

Dark urine    
      
loss of appetite

vomiting blood

Breast development in males

Weight loss         Enlarged liver

diarrhea               Joint aches

Main Causes of Liver Disease:

- Lack of night sleep (sleeping more in the morning, less at night).

- High consumption of food in one sitting

- Not urinating in the morning

- Consuming too many artificial preservatives and sweeteners.

- Consuming fried foods when tired.

- Being infected with Hepatitis A, B or E.

- Autoimmune diseases that attack liver cells and cause inflammation

- Alcohol abuse can directly cause liver inflammation.


Recommended Home Remedies for Treating Liver Disease:

Dandelion Root Tea

One of the best home remedies for liver disease. You can make tea out of dandelion leaves twice a day. For even better results, you can boil some roots of the dandelion in water.

Dandelion tea


Milk Thistle

This remedy can be very effective in dealing with liver disorders. Consume about 850 ml of milk thistle twice a day with food. 

This will keep your liver in good condition and also supply relief for certain liver problems. Studies have shown that this can be a very effective agent in the fight against liver problems such as cirrhosis, hepatitis (viral), high toxicity and others.


 Milk Thistle




Indian Gooseberry:

Besides being a fantastic source of vitamin C, which helps keep your liver healthy, it is known that gooseberries help protect your liver. 

It is recommended to eat about 5-6 raw gooseberries every day or add them to food (salads, for example). Recent studies have shown that consuming the Indian gooseberry leads to an improvement of the liver function caused by a normalization of the liver-specific enzyme, alanine transaminase.

Gooseberries



Turmeric:

Turmeric, or better yet its active ingredient, curcumin, is well known for its antioxidant and antiseptic properties.

Consuming turmeric or adding it to foods on a regular basis will keep your liver in good condition.

Studies have shown that turmeric can protect the liver from the viruses that causes hepatitis A, B and E. You can add it to food, milk or just take 1/2 a tablespoon of turmeric with 1 teaspoon of honey once a day.

Turmeric


Papaya Fruit:

The papaya fruit is really good at getting rid of liver disorders. It also offers good relief to those who suffer from cirrhosis of the liver. 

Consume one teaspoon of lemon juice with 3 teaspoons of papaya juice once a day and repeat for 4-6 weeks in order to relieve the condition.

Papaya



Apple Cider Vinegar:

This is a cleansing remedy that will help flush out the toxins from inside the liver. Take it before meals to help maintain a healthy level of fat in the body.

Take one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and mix it with a glass of water, then add one teaspoon of honey and mix again. Drink this 3 times a day to really cleanse your liver.

Apple cider vinegar



A few more tips for taking care of your liver:

~ Drink green tea every day. It contains catechins that aid the function of the liver.

~ Physical activity, even mild, will reduce your toxin levels through sweat and by keeping your body fit.

~ Drink a lot of water, it's always a healthy choice and it will flush the toxins out of your system.

~ Eating apples and leafy vegetables is a good idea, as they too help flush out toxins from the body.

~ Avoid alcohol like the plague.

~ Avocados and walnuts also offer protection against liver disorders.



Posted by: Son Pari son2nyc@gmail.com



Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease


Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease, are easily found all around us. Actually, to relieve the flu, you only need enough rest to recover your body. In addition, you also need nutritious food intake as well as a shower with warm water.

However, to speed up the recovery of flu, you can also consume herbal prescription drugs for flu, which has been proven to cure. There are 4 Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease, which is also at the same time relieve colds, fever, and headache.
Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease
Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease


Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease #1
Ingredients:
10 pieces of betel leaf + stem turmeric 25 grams (cut into pieces), washed, then boiled these ingredients with 600cc of water until the remaining 300 cc. Strain the water and add honey or sugar cubes. drinking water 2-3 times. Every time you drink 100-150cc.

Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease #2
Ingredients:
Provide powdered dried Andrographis paniculata leaf, then take 1-2 grams of powder and brewed with hot water, then add honey, stir, and drink after warm. Do it three times a day.

Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease #3
Provide a fresh Gynura Procumbens + 15 grams of Centella asiatica fresh, dry ingredients until clean, then blended + 150 cc boiled water, blended, filtered, water is taken 2 times a day.

Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease #4
Ingredients:
10 grams of fresh ginger + 1 clove garlic, wash the material, then mashed, brewed using 200 cc of hot water, add the juice of 1/2 lemon and honey, then drink while warm. Do it three times a day.

Thus Herbal Recipes for Flu Disease that you can use and hopefully this herbal recipes beneficial for you.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Breast milk which has great potential to overcome problem of acne !!


Scientists in the United States has recently found similar substances contained in mother's milk which has great potential to overcome the problem of acne.

This natural substance called laurik acid (lauric acid), the levels in breast milk (milk) reached about 45-50 percent. Known as antibacterial agents, laurik acid is also found in virgin coconut oil or VCO.

Inventor of this substance, Dissaya Pornpattananangkul, a bioengineering researcher from the University of California, stated, laurik acid could save millions of teenagers in the world. This substance is going to be new hope in the treatment of acne because of its natural and safe.

Through his research, Dissaya prove that the treatment using facial creams that contain this substance does not cause side effects. Not as well as other current treatments that can cause skin redness, heat, and burning.

One of the advantages the invention is to combine acid Dissaya laurik with "gold nanoparticles". These nano particles that make acid laurik not attached to each other when the processed form of cream and then can be separated quickly when applied to the skin.

"Nano particles can also help determine the bacteria that cause acne liposomes based on skin conditions, including pH (acidity)," he said.

and Professor Liangfang Zhang of the University Jacobs School of Engineering, said alloy between natural ingredients and the newest way of acne treatment is to increase the antimicrobial effectiveness and minimize side effects.

Together with his team, Dissata plans to conduct these tests on human skin creams. So far they have managed to meet several conditions to obtain permits testing because this product is made from natural ingredients and has been included in the safe list.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Beware of impact of cavities

Beware of impact of cavities
Do not underestimate cavities, because cavities does not stop at dental abscess, but also must be alert to the threat of focal infection throughout the body, It is raised in the discussion themed "Increasing consumption of sugar in Indonesia VS acute complications in the tooth".

"Focal infection due to the poison and the rest of the dirt and microbes triggering infection in teeth and mouth and then spread to other parts of the body", said Dr.Tengku Nahdar in south Jakarta on Friday.

During the public may not obtain information about the dangers of dental disease, this needs to be disseminated to the residents, many residents still consider the teeth and mouth disease is a common thing, but after a severe new to the doctors they consulted.

Health survey data from households (SKRT) 2004 conducted by the health department said the prevalence of caries (holes) teeth in Indonesia is 90.05 percent. Another fact is that Indonesia suffered the teeth and mouth disease is aggressive cumulative, meaning the damaged area becomes incurable.
Beware of impact of cavities
Dental disease is a type of disease in the first order complained of society. Based on survey results of 2001 health service, dental disease 60 percent of the population complained of Indonesia. Moreover complaint unwittingly dental disease also affects the productivity decline of patients, most of the stops on the move between 2.5 days to 5 days.

So now you're having problems with your teeth? immediately see a doctor, do not worry about today's dentists are equipped with sophisticated equipment and comfortable, the pain almost nothing. So do not be afraid to go to the dentist !!!

Some recent research says the relationship between dental disease to diabetes, coronary heart disease & stroke. Professor Howard Jenkins of the University of Bristol in England said there are more than 700 types of bacteria in the human mouth. Most of these bacteria are not dangerous, but there are some that can cause disease in blood vessels where the harmful bacteria sticking to the platelets that cause clotting within the blood vessel.

If this happens blood clotting brain regions will result in a stroke, occurs when the heart will cause a heart attack. The WHO believes that oral health is essential to quality of life and Affects general health, particularly chronic inflammatory conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.



U.S Surgeon General says that:

Oral health and general health are inseparable, oral health is integral to general health and the mouth is a portal of entry for infections that can affect local tissues and may spread to other parts of the body. Oral examinations should be part of general medical examinations!!!

Friday, February 19, 2010

What is Toothache ?

What is Toothache ?
A hollow tooth is not due to worms such as the opinion of those in the ancient times. This theory lasted until the 1700's until Willoughby Miller an American dentist who worked at the University of Berlin found the cause of tooth decay.

He found that cavities caused by the meeting between the bacteria and sugar. Bacteria will convert sugar from food into acids remaining that caused the teeth to acid environment (natural environment should be the base of teeth) and the acid is what ultimately makes a small hole in the tooth enamel.


When a hole occurs in the tooth enamel, we have dental pain. However, a small hole next to the email can be a gap of food and bacteria will make a bigger hole to hole in dentin. At this time we will feel the pains in the teeth when eating. If allowed, the hole until the hole will be nervous that we will begin to feel a toothache. This process will not stop until the end teeth are gone and only the remaining tooth root.


dealing with a toothache?? damn!!Toothache can not be considered an eye like some people thought, because if ignored, can make the teeth becomes swollen and inflamed. Also cavities can be a means of entrance channel into the germ line of blood that can cause kidney disease, lung, heart and other disease.


In order not getting worse, so if you have a cavity you should visit your dentist immediately to treat it. Although many people do not like going to the dentist with a reason not care about the state of teeth, expensive worried, afraid or ashamed ridiculed for broken teeth, but going to the dentist is the best solution to overcome a toothache. Cavity can not heal by itself. Although, perhaps after suffering from a toothache, the pain may be gone but not improve the situation of teeth. Teeth will remain hollow, even the hole will keep getting bigger.


Therefore, keep and protect your teeth starts from right now . . . . !!!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

What is Leukemia ?

What is Leukemia ?
35% of cases of childhood cancer, leukemia, and creates the first ranks. By type of leukemia cells; ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) and AML (Acute Leukemia Myeloblastik) is to be divided into 2 main groups. at Türkiye at the age of 16 every year under the 1200-1500 new cases of children with leukemia have been reported.

Why are not yet fully illuminated leukemia. Cytogenetics and new developments in molecular techniques, genetic susceptibility to radiation, benzene and its derivatives (bali, etc..) Chemicals such as pesticides, some inherited diseases and some viral diseases together cause leukemia are shown in their studies. Leukemia can be seen at any age. Most frequently in childhood is increasing in 2-5 years. 1 under the age of 10 years of age on the response to treatment in the new cases is decreasing.
Any effect of blood circulating in our veins is essential in making bone marrow cells in our home with a blast which we call a change of password is not mature blood cells increase comes. These cells rapidly spread to the bone marrow, lymph glands, spleen, liver, brain, n and the central nervous system are kept.


What is Leukemia ??
EVIDENCE

The symptoms of leukemia in children:

* Fire
* Anemia
* Attenuation
* Lack of appetite
* Bone pain in legs
* Nose and gum bleeding
* Bleeding under the skin (red spots or bruising of)


The first symptoms observed bulgulardır. Ayrıca has spread to organs, such as headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, visual disturbances can be important. This close to their child's application hematology (blood disease) experts in the examination of liver and spleen often growth, enlargement of lymph glands, bleeding can be detected findings.

Configuration blood, bone marrow, cell types and genetic tests to determine the final result can be diagnosed.

Detailed test in diagnosis of this type of leukemia generally, principles of treatment will help determine.



TREATMENT

Correction methods of treatment primarily starts with the general situation. In this phase of blood or blood donors in specific cells (voluntary blood donors persons) to be given to patients with leukemia, infection is present to make the necessary struggles, kidneys, liver and heart side effects of chemotherapy drugs prevention measures to be taken is very important.

In addition, patients and families are informed about the disease, leukemia is not hopeless, reverse leukemia with a good treatment, and moral support in the recovery rate% 85'lere up the second step of treatment is right disclosure.



FIRST PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT and TREATMENT

Very high doses, at least 6 different varieties within 4-6 weeks of intravenous and oral medication is given. Goal here, called the blast to destroy malignant cells is the main.

However, these chemotherapy drugs, unfortunately, does not affect only the bad cells, our body good, useful cells are destroyed. Therefore, our children are balding, in the mouth, sores in the intestines are opened, sluggish. Again, our body defense cells to protect against infections with drugs destroy the immune system are being destroyed, the slightest germ, the disease spread throughout the body even factor causes severe fever infection.

Therefore, the people around our children with leukemia, air, water, wearing a mask to protect against microbes and are not receiving....

Friday, November 13, 2009

What is ulcer disease?


Ulcer is a disease that attacks the digestive device, either the stomach, intestines, or esophagus. The symptoms of stomach ulcers is discomfort in the digestive tract, pain in the pit of the stomach, nausea, vomiting, bloating, full speed, and decreased appetite.






Dyspeptic disease or better known as an ulcer of them caused by Helicobacter pylori (HP), the only bacteria that can live in the human stomach. "Human stomach acids, so bacteria can not survive, only the HP bacteria that can do that.

In some cases, characteristics of pain in the abdomen to feel like stab to the back, at night. Ulcer is also sometimes characterized by pain that come and go quickly, for example, after eating a little pain disappeared, but a minute later relapse.

Two types of abnormalities that can cause an ulcer disease is the functional and organic dyspepsia. Functional dyspepsia is characterized by only minimal abnormalities, such as flushing the digestive tools.

This disease can have symptoms more severe, namely in the form of wounds in the stomach, large intestine, or esophagus. In the more acute phase, organic disorder is sometimes accompanied by polyps and signs of malignancy.

The severity of gastritis can not be detected simply by observing the symptoms. This is due to the sensitivity and psychic that each person is different. There are some people who's stomach is only a little redness, but it felt great pain. Conversely, there are still able to work and carry out activities as usual, even though his stomach was badly injured.

Abnormalities in the digestive equipment can only be seen by way of endoscopy (scope of the digestive tract). From this examination will be seen whether the instrument suffered intestinal injuries or not.

People who rheumatic drugs for more than a month is usually also not aware that his stomach hurt badly. Newly perceived interference after he was hemorrhaging. In normal circumstances, there is a balance between aggressive factors and defensive gastric damage that protects the stomach. Rheumatic drug generally causes thinning of the stomach wall, which would disrupt the balance of two factors earlier.

In addition to medical treatment, people with ulcers and digestive ganguan require a special diet to speed up healing. Condition, the food must be soft textured / software, not stimulate gastric acid production, small portions but frequently given (every 3 hours). Food also must meet the nutritional adequacy of the body, good protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water.

Foodstuffs containing such gases, cabbage, cauliflower, jackfruit, durian, sodas, coffee and alcohol should be avoided. Do not use a sharp spicy foods that can stimulate the production of stomach acid. For example chili, vinegar, tamarind Java, starfruit wuluh, Kandis acid, gelugur acid, lemon and pepper.

Material difficult to digest foods such as glutinous rice, cassava, jali, sweet potatoes, butter cream, cake should be avoided. Likewise with hard fibrous foodstuffs such as kedondong and pineapples.

Processing techniques should use boiled and steamed methods. These cooking methods will produce a soft textured food / soft. Avoid cooking with fried or baked way, other than food becomes dry, tough and hard. Cooking this way many use the oil that can stimulate nausea.



tips for prevention

1. Always wash your hands thoroughly after using the bathroom / wc, and before eating.

2. Do not smoke. All types of cigarettes contain nicotine which can increase and improve the substance assam gastric stomach, which caused an ulcer attack.

3. Do not be too stressful. Stress can aggravate the symptoms of the condition of ulcer disease (although not the main cause) and sometimes can slow recovery.

4. Do not drink alcoholic beverages (alcohol) too much. This can dilute stomach lining of the intestine and increase stomach acid which makes the disease more severe gastritis.

5. Do not be too often take drugs that lower pain (such as aspirin, penicilin etc.).



tips from zone4health with alternative treatments

Your search papaya tree, take the top five papaya stalks or taste. Wash thoroughly, then boiled with water about 5 cups water to boiling and stay 2 cups. After the game you can mix with sugar, so not too bitter.

Do it for 7 consecutive days, or for still hurts. Get used to drink in the morning before meals and at bedtime.



keep healthy keep smile~
Go.odLuck

Sunday, November 8, 2009

What is breast cancer ?


Causes and Risk Factors Of breast cancer

I do not know the exact cause of breast cancer. Nevertheless, the research identified a number of factors that can increase the risk of certain individuals, which include ↓







→ Family history who have similar disease
→ Age a growing
→ Not having children
→ First pregnancy at age above 30 years
→ Menstrual period is longer (first menstruation early or late menopause)
→ Hormonal factors (both estrogen and androgen).

Of the risk factors mentioned above, family history and age of the most important factor. Family history who have had breast cancer increases the risk of developing this disease. The researchers also found that mutations of two genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 can increase the risk of cancer of women to 85%. 3 Interestingly, the genetic factor affects only 5-10% of breast cancer and this suggests that other risk factors play a role penting.4

Importance of age factor as risk factors are reinforced by data that 78% of breast cancers occur in patients over the age of 50 years and only 6% in patients less than 40 years. The average age at the time of the discovery of cancer is 62 tahun.4, 5

The study also evaluates the role of lifestyle factors in breast cancer development, including pesticides, alcohol consumption, obesity, fat intake and lack of physical though. 4.5


Diagnostic and Examination

A number of studies show that early detection of breast cancer, followed by therapy can increase life expectancy and provide more treatment options for patients.

An estimated 95% of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer may survive more than five years after doctors diagnosed that many who recommend that women undergo 'aware' (check your own breasts) at home on a regular basis and suggested doing an annual routine examination to detect lumps in the breast. In general, breast cancer detected by patients themselves and usually a hard lump and small. In many cases these lumps do not hurt, but some women experience a cause of cancer pain.

In addition to physical tests, annual mammography or twice a year and a special ultrasound is recommended to detect breast abnormalities in elderly women and women at high risk of breast cancer, before cancer occurs. If the lump can be felt or abnormalities detected at mammography, a biopsy should be done to obtain tissue samples for testing under a microscope and examine the possibility of a tumor.

If the cancer is diagnosed, it is necessary to do a series of tests such as estrogen receptor status


New types of tests also include tests to determine the status of the tumor HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2). This relates to the growth of aggressive cancer cells. Patients said HER2-positive if the tumor was found overekspresi HER2 and less sensitive to certain chemotherapy. Cancer with HER2-positive is known as an aggressive form of breast cancer and have a travel sickness worse than patients with HER2-negative. An estimated 20% - 30% of patients with breast cancer have HER2-positive. HER2status




Breast Cancer Treatment

Management of breast cancer conducted with a series of treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy and most recently the monoclonal antibody therapy. This treatment is intended to destroy or limit the spread of cancer and eliminate disease symptoms. The diversity of types of breast cancer requires a detailed diagnostic done before deciding which type of therapy will be used, so the choice is individual.



special tips from zone4health, food recommendations in the treatment of breast cancer

There are a few recommended foods to be consumed on a regular basis. Consumption may only be one type of material or a mixture of several ingredients. If we are attacked by breast cancer, it is recommended to drink the juice of ingredients below, do one glass twice a day.
1. Carrots
2. Radish
3. Plantain
4. Carambola sweet
5. Celery
6. Broccoli
7. Cabbage
8. Apple
9. Garlic
Soy milk drink half a glass, do two times a day, or 100 grams soy for consumption every day.

Green Vegetables variety Cancer Prevention:
1. Beans
2. Cassava leaves
3. Bean
4. Papaya leaf


Primary Systemic Therapy (Neo-adjuvant Therapy)

The selection of primary systemic therapy can be performed before the surgery making the tumor, this depends on the type, distribution and size of tumors at the time of initial diagnostic. This therapy aims to reduce tumor size to allow for the operation while keeping the breast form. It also provides valuable information about the sensitivity of tumors to the drug used. This information will determine the appropriate therapy to overcome the remaining tumor after surgery.


Surgery

Primary tumor is usually removed by surgery. Surgical procedures performed on breast cancer patients depending on disease stage, tumor type, age and general condition of the patient. The surgeon can lift the tumor (lumpectomy), raised some breast and
a lymph gland or removal of the entire breast (mastectomy). To increase life expectancy, surgery is usually followed by additional therapy (adjuvant) as radiation, hormones or chemotherapy.


Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is done by X-ray high-intensity to kill cancer cells that are not raised during the surgery. This was done in patients who have undergone surgery for a localized tumor in an area. Side effects on the skin include: itching, redness, dry skin and fatigue.

Hormonal therapy
Some breast tumors express many estrogen receptors (ER) on the cell surface. In this tumor type, female hormone estrogen which support tumor growth bind to RE and regulate cell growth cycle. Breast cancer that depend on estrogen-called RE-positive. Hormonal therapy like tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors, inhibit the growth effects of estrogen and can be used as adjuvant therapy after surgery or at an advanced stage breast cancer (metastatic).

Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs are used both at an early stage or advanced stage disease (can not do surgery, an advanced stage of localized or metastatic). Chemotherapy drugs can be used singly or in combination for treatment of breast cancer are:

Anthraycline example: doxorubicin, epirubicin
Taxane example: paclitaxel, docetaxel
Fluoropyrimidine example: capecitabine, 5-fluorouracil (5 - Fu)
Alkylating agent example: cyclophosphamide

Imunologik Therapy
Approximately 20-30% of breast tumors showing gene amplification overekspresi or excessive. For such patients, trastuzumab, an antibody specifically designed to attack HER2. Trastuzumab inhibits the growth of the tumor and kill tumor cells. Patients should also undergo tests to benefit HER2 therapy with trastuzumab, which is the only imunologik therapy for breast cancer therapy.



Treating Patients At End Stage Disease

Approximately 50% of patients with breast cancer can be cured, either with initial therapy or additional adjuvant therapy. For the other 50%, ie patients with metastatic, more treatment options aimed at improving life expectancy. Among the many cancer drugs studied, only slightly effective in cases of metastatic breast cancer patients, such as trastuzumab and capecitabine.

The focus of therapy in end-stage cancer is prolong life without reducing the quality of life of patients. In breast cancer patients with HER2-positive, trastuzumab given as first line therapy for metastatic breast cancer in combination with other chemotherapy drugs (eg, docetaxel or paclitaxel) was also in second-line or on the third line as a single therapy.


Reference

1. WHO 2003 (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr27/en/)
2. Perez EA. Current Management of metastatic Breast Cancer. Seminars in Oncology 1999; 21 (Suppl.7) :19-24.
3. Blackwood MA, Weber BL. BRCA1 and BRCA2: from molecular Genetics to Clinical Medicine. Lancet 1996; 347: 1643-1645.
4. Imaginis (http://www.imaginis.com/beasthealth/statistics.asp # 2)
5. Questions & Answers: Young Women and Breast Cancer. National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations. February 2000.


Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Tips to prevent and treat Hypertension with Healthy Lifestyle


High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the most influential risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Not healthy lifestyle is the main triggering factors of this health disorder.

Most hypertension sufferers did not know he suffered from the problem before checking blood pressure. Disturbance is also known as heterogeneous group of diseases that can affect anyone from different age groups and socio-economic groups.

Hypertension is a condition when the body loses or unable to control the blood pressure so that excessive pressure. As a result, blood volume increases and narrows blood vessels so the heart to pump harder to supply oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body.


While blood pressure is measured by the pressure of the blood vessel wall (in mmHg). Number 120 / 80 mmHg is normal blood pressure that occurs when the heart pumps (systole) and resting (diastole).

"If the blood pressure exceeds normal levels, the risk of damage can occur in vital organs in the body such as heart, kidney, and brain," said cardiologist and hypertension from the National Heart Hospital Center, Harapan Kita, Prof. Dr. Dr. Budhi Setianto SpJP.(Hospitals in Indonesia)

High blood pressure will cause heart swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and coronary. Complications such combination could increase the number of deaths due to cardiovascular disease and heart failure. Therefore, early recognition of hypertension and handling can reduce mortality.

Unfortunately, the lack of knowledge often makes people ignore the complications of hypertension and the use thereof. Actually not a difficult matter to control blood pressure to normal.

Changing unhealthy lifestyle and return to a healthy lifestyle is a major step that can be done to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity (pain), and mortality (death).

"Lifestyle modification consisting of diet control regulate body weight, reduce alcohol, and exercise," said Budhi when touched on hypertension prevention efforts.

Globalization is already causing changes in lifestyle and diet. Food intake is often associated with diseases, including hypertension.

Hypertension is closely related to minerals ions in the body such as sodium, sodium, Chlor, phosphorus, and potassium. Therefore, hypertension associated with salt intake, especially salt. In normal adult salt intake is needed 2 grams / day, but still tailored to the activity undertaken.

For example, athletes who spend a lot of sweat salt intake will require approximately 6-8 grams / day. Salt intake is required for the needs of everyday activity as sodium balance out in the form of urine, sweat, and feces.

Incoming salt must be balanced with the salt out. Actually need salt in the body are fulfilled in the diet daily. Vegetables, rice, wheat, beans, bread or other foods is enough to supply the needs of salt in the body. However, often times people add salt at the table for more tasty food and delicious. Adding soy intake could increase sodium and chlorida.

This condition causes excessive salt intake in the body. If the condition continues, meaning more salt than required will cause metabolic disturbances. One consequence is high blood pressure. Therefore, hypertension Fransisca not recommend adding more salt to the food.




And I'm always hope this short article can be useful for you all....


keep healthy keep smile~
Go.od Luck

Thursday, October 29, 2009

What is Lung Cancer?


Symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath, or pain in the chest area may indicate that something is wrong with your lungs. With more quickly detect it, it will help make this disease a long time and not getting worse. The following information about the various problems in the lungs and its prevention and solutions, may be helpful to detect the health of your lungs.



► Cause ↓

Cancer has become a deadly disease, even lung cancer is the first killer than any other cancer. Or cancerous tumor cells that grow in the lungs experienced by patients with lung cancer. Cancer can grow in this tissue and can spread to other parts.

The main cause is cigarette smoke contains many toxic substances and inhaled into the lungs and has accumulated over decades causing mutations in the airway cells and causes cancer cells.

Another cause is the active radio radiation, toxic chemicals, stress or heredity.




► Symptoms ↓

Coughing, chest pains, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, tiredness and weight loss. But as in other cancer types, symptoms are generally only visible when the cancer is growing or has spread.


► Prevention and solutions ↓

Avoiding cigarettes and cigarette smoke are also more nutritious foods that contain lots of antioxidants to prevent cancer cells.

Because the disease of the lungs primarily caused by cigarette smoke, then you should immediately cease this practice and do not try to start it for you who have never smoked. Also to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke is even more dangerous than active smokers. Loved the lung, avoid lung disease, and you can breathe more freely.....



I hope this short article can be useful for you all...


keep healthy keep smile~
Go.od Luck

Monday, October 19, 2009

What is cervical cancer ?


Cervical Cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the cervix / cervix (the lowest part of the uterus attached to the top of the vagina).
Cervical cancer is usually attacked women aged 35-55 years. 90% of cervical cancers derived from squamous cells lining the cervix and the remaining 10% comes from the mucus-producing glandular cells in cervical channel leading into the uterus.


Cause

Cervical cancer occurs when cervical cells become abnormal and divide an uncontrollable.
If the cervical cells continue to divide it will form a mass of tissue called tumors that can be benign or malignant. If the tumor is malignant, then the condition is called cervical cancer.

Cause of the abnormalities in cervical cells is not known, but there are certain risk factors that affect the occurrence of cervical cancer:

HPV (human papillomavirus)
HPV is the virus that causes genital warts (condyloma akuminata) which is transmitted through sexual contact. Variants are very dangerous is HPV types 16, 18, 45 and 56.

Smoking
Tobacco damage to the immune system and affect the body's ability to fight HPV infection in the cervix.

First sexual intercourse at an early age performed

Changing sexual partners

Husband / sexual partner's first sexual intercourse at age below 18 years, changing partners and had been married to a woman who suffered from cervical cancer

Use of DES (diethylstilbestrol) in pregnant women to prevent miscarriage (widely used in 1940-1970)

Immune system disorders

Use of birth control pills

Genital herpes infection or chronic chlamydia infections

Economically weak groups (for not being able to do Pap smears on a regular basis)


In the cervix precancerous condition

The cells on the surface of the cervix sometimes appear abnormal but not malignant.
Scientists believe that some abnormal changes in cervical cells is the first step in a series of slow changes, a few years later can cause cancer. Therefore some abnormal changes are precancerous condition, which can turn into cancer.

Now, used a different term for abnormal changes to cells on the surface of the cervix, one of whom is intraepitel squamous lesions (mean lesion tissue disorders, intraepitel means that cells found only in the abnormal surface layer).

Changes in these cells can be divided into 2 groups:

1. Low-level lesions: an early change in the size, shape and number of cells that form the surface of the cervix. Some low-level lesions disappear by itself. But others grow into larger and more abnormal, forming a high-level lesions.
Low-level lesion also called mild dysplasia or cervical intraepitel neoplasia 1 (NIS 1).
Low-level lesions most often found in women aged 25-35 years, but also can occur in all age groups.

2. Lesions high level: in a large number of precancerous cells that look very different from normal cells.
These precancerous changes occur only in cells on the surface of the cervix. For months, even years, these cells will not become violent and will not infiltrate the cervical layers deeper.
High-level lesion dysplasia is also called secondary or severe dysplasia, NIS 2 or 3, or carcinoma in situ.
High-level lesions most often found in women aged 30-40 years.

If abnormal cells spread deeper into the cervix or to other organs or tissue, called the situation mada cervical cancer or invasive cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer most often found in over 40 years of age.


Symptoms

Precancerous changes in the cervix usually do not cause symptoms and these changes are not detected unless a woman is undergoing a pelvic exam and Pap smear.

Symptoms usually only appear when the abnormal cervical cells become malignant, and infiltrate the surrounding tissue. At this moment will occur the following symptoms:
Abnormal vaginal bleeding, especially between 2 periods, after sexual intercourse and after menopause
Abnormal Menstruation (longer and more)
Whitish who settled, with a watery liquid, pink, brown, contains blood or black and smelly.

Symptoms of advanced cervical cancer:
Decreased appetite, weight loss, fatigue
Pelvic pain, back or legsa
From the vagina out of the urine or stool
Broken bones (fractures).

For more information you can contact the nearest specialist in your city...

And i hope this article is very useful to you, wassalamu`alaikum....

Friday, October 9, 2009

4 threatening disease of women

Women is unique and complex.... Therefore women need extra care than men. Similarly with health problems, because women are more susceptible than men.

Unlike the men, women experienced more drastic changes in the body, such as hormonal problems, she has experienced several changes starting from childhood, teens, adults to old.




Well, here are a variety of diseases to watch out for by the woman, namely ↓


1 → Breast cancer


Breast cancer is a common cancer in women, although there is also what happened to the man. Second cancers that cause death in this woman could be detected as early as possible to the prevention and self examination every month.


2 → Depression

More depression than men attacked the woman while the same stressor men are more likely to endure the depression. Various hormonal changes such as during pregnancy and monopouse also a factor which increases the risk of depression in women. Depression also has physical symptoms.


3 → Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease due to decreased bone strength have thinning bones. This condition makes the bones more brittle, meaning that the bone can be broken only by minor trauma. Why not rare in people with osteoporosis, bone fractures due to minor accidents such as slipping in the bathroom, fell out of bed and others. And one more, Asian and Caucasian women (Caucasians) attacked a higher risk of osteoporosis than black women.


4 → Autoimmune Diseases

Is a group of autoimmune diseases caused by the immune system (immune system) of the target in recognizing the enemy. The body's immune system is supposed to destroy the foreign object, bacteria, or virus attack even their own limbs. This group includes disease lupus, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and so on.


Based on data from the American autoimmune Related Diseases Association indicates that 75% of those with autoimmune disease are women and the case tends to be ridiculous....


The New Types of Malaria Disease


One recent study found that a new type of malaria has the potential to threaten human beings. Parasite Plasmodium knowlesi previously estimated that only infects monkeys. However, the parasite was spread widely in humans in malaysia, and the most recent investigation confirmed that the parasite can cause death if not treated quickly.

The results of research conducted by an international team was published in the journal of clinical infectious diseases. Although this new type of disease is only spread in Southeast Asia, the researchers warned that the tourism sector due to this region in the case of western countries will soon emerge.

"Each year, malaria can kill millions of people...."


The disease is caused by the malaria parasite enters the human bloodstream by mosquitoes infected with the parasite. Of the four malaria parasites that often cause disease in humans, P. falciparum, which is more commonly found in Africa is the most malignant.

Another parasite, P. malariae which developed in sub-tropical regions of the world, has symptoms that are usually not very dangerous.

P. knowlesi had been thought only to infect primates, especially the long-tailed macaques and found short in the forests of Southeast Asia. However, research conducted by the University Malaysia Sarawak shows that there are a large number of cases of parasitic diseases in humans that type. study found that under the microscope P. knowlesi easily mistaken for P. malariae.



Rapidly proliferate

However, unlike the parasite, P. knowlesi has the ability to multiply in the blood every 24 hours → that is potentially harmful.

One of the team's researchers, Professor balbir Singh, said that with that ability means faster diagnosis and treatment is very important.

The researchers examined 150 patients with malaria who was hospitalized Sarawak, Malaysia, between July 2006 and January 2008.

They found that P. knowlesi into the cause of two thirds of cases, and causes a wide spectrum of diseases.

Most of the disease does not cause complications and easily treated with drugs such as clhoroquine and primaquine. However, an emergency ten patients eventually suffer complications such as respiratory and kidney problems and two patients died.

Although death rates below 2%, P. knowlesi be as deadly as P. falciparum malaria.The researchers emphasized that it is very difficult to measure the accuracy of mortality rates due to the small number of cases studied.



Low platelet count

All patients with P. knowlesi have high levels of low blood platelet, much less than people with other types of malaria.

However, despite the blood platelets necessary for blood coagulation, no patients with unusual bleeding or have a problem with blood viscosity.

Researchers believe the level of low blood platelets can be used as a way to diagnose malaria P. knowlesi.

Professor Singh said: "The increase of tourism to Southeast Asia can make a number of cases of this disease increases in the future, including in Western countries."

"And health workers are examining new patients come from a region that is known or likely to have cases of P. knowlesi have to know the gravity of the disease of P. knowlesi malaria is."

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Swine Flu Virus (H1N1)


Swine flu virus or other you call name giving for this virus, H1N1 virus. Swine flu epidemic. Swine flu pandemic. It's all the same.


Swine flu virus, now called H1N1 influenza A, is a type of flu virus. It is a new strain of flu that has just recently been affecting people. It is not caught from pigs or by eating pork. It is a human influenza virus and is being spread by people. It is thought to be a combination of three different flu viruses - swine flu, bird flu and human flu. The new strain is extremely contagious and is quickly spreading across the globe.

H1N1 is different from other strains of influenza. This particular strain of influenza has not been previously exposed to humans before so there are no built up immunities to it. This is what makes it so serious. At the current time there is no preventative drug that you can take in order to avoid getting it. That is why people who are elderly, very young or those who have compromised immune systems must be extremely careful to avoid getting the flu.

Just how dangerous it will be remains to be seen. We are just beginning to see the start of the cases in the United States. It is thought to have originated in Mexico but has since spread globally. The worst cases of it seem to be in Mexico, likely because many people were unaware of the dangers of the flu and did not seek immediate medical treatment.

It was renamed H1N1 influenza A to avoid people making a connection to pigs. This is similar in some ways to the flu that hit the world decades ago. However it is proving to be more serious. The outbreak is becoming serious because nobody has any immunity to this particular strain of influenza. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 4 people who come into contact with swine flu with contract it.

The swine flu has similar symptoms to standard seasonal flu bugs. Swine flu is characterized by a high fever at first and extreme fatigue along with muscle aches. There are also typical cold symptoms that accompany the swine flu including a cough and a sore throat and stuffy nose. Some people additionally have reported nausea or vomiting and diarrhea. The severity of the symptoms is what leads most doctors to consider a diagnosis of swine flu.


What are the swine flu symptoms?
Well, just like any other flu, there's fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue and maybe a little vomiting and diarrhea. Nothing that anyone who has had any other kind of influenza in the past wouldn't be familiar with. But those things can be symptoms of other illnesses also.

Anyone who has the symptoms should seek medical attention right away. Those who get immediate treatment are most likely going to make a full recovery. Doctors take a nose and throat swab sample to send to the lab for testing. The results will be returned within several days. The treatment is a drug called Tamiflu. The doctor will prescribe Tamiflu if it is needed. Most people will get over the swine flu within just a few days. Once you have had swine flu your body will have an immunity from this particular strain in the future.

What's the best way to avoid swine flu? Well, the very best way is to keep your immune system healthy. And there are many additional ways to keep your immune system healthy. You probably remember that old saying "the good lord helps those who help themselves." Well, if you help yourself by keeping your immune system strong and healthy and resilient, you'll be just fine even if you are exposed to H1N1 or any other virus.